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TOMATOINTRODUCTIONThe TOMATO Lycopersicon esculentum Mill., belongs to the family Solanaceae. Other usefulmembers of this family include bell (or sweet) pepper, chilli, cape gooseberry, eggplant,pepino and potato. Several important weeds, such as the thorn apples ("stinkblaar"), appleof Peru, wild gooseberry, black nightshade and bugweed, also belong to this family. The plantoriginated in the Andes mountains of Peru, from where it spread as a weed to extensive areasin South and Central America. An intensive breeding programme has since produced thewide range of TOMATO cultivars available throughout the world TOMATO is a very important vegetable crop in South Africa. In terms of areaplanted, only potatoes, onions and cabbages are more important. In KZN it is probably thirdin line after potatoes and of the fruit is sold fresh, but large tonnages are also processed.
The selection for resistance/tolerance to certain diseases can have important implications for successful tomato production in certain cases, and may also affect costs of production. No other vegetable crop is as subject to such a variety of diseases, control of which is required during the whole production season.
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